VOCABULARY & WRITING PRACTICE

Ana Fernández Guerra

I. Revise Vocabulary related to computing by filling in the blanks in the following exercises:

Exercise 1

1. The internet is also called the _______________ .

2. We _______________ on the web.

3. The index page of a website is called a _______________ .

4. Google is an example of a _______________ .

5. An online diary or journal is called a _______________ .

6. The opposite of download is _______________ .

7. People love to download music in _______________ format.

8. To select an Internet link, you _______________ it.

9. If something is on the Internet, it is _______________ .

10. A fast Internet connection is called a _______________ connection.

Possible answers

Exercise 2

1. A kind of germ that can cause disease: _____________________________

2. It\'s better to dump it when it is overloaded: _____________________________

3. If you want your computer to follow you everywhere you ought to buy a _____________________________

4. Mine is Hidalgo: _____________________________

5. This small undesirable insect gave its name to some software defects _____________________________

6. A sport you do on a board in the sea: _____________________________

7. Thanks to it, you can type messages on your computer _____________________________

8. When you want to tranfer data from a source to a destination, you have to copy and _____________________________

9. You have to click or double click on it: _____________________________

10. You should sit or stand as far from it as possible to avoid eyestrain _____________________________

Possible answers

Exercise 3

1. A series of interconnected computers and databases around the world _______________ ( T T E N R I N E )

2. A part of a website that can be read on a computer screen _______________ ( E E A P B W G) (2 words)

3. The first page that you can see when you look at a website _______________ ( O E A M H P E G ) (2 words)

4. A piece of equipment that is used to send information from a computer through a telephone system _______________ ( D E M O M )

5. To copy computer programs or information electronically _______________ ( W D D L N O O A )

6. A connection between documents on areas on the internet _______________ ( I N K L )

7. www is an internet address which stands for _______________ ( W L W W R O B D I E E D) (3 words)

8. To press the button on a computer mouse _______________ ( L C K C I )

9. To organize and design the words on a page or written document _______________ ( A M T O R F )

10. A computer program which allows you to look at pages on the internet _______________ ( E O R B W R S )

Possible answers

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II. Provide appropriate definitions in English for the terms that appeared in the exercise THE HANGMAN (Dossier).

Then, compare your definitions to the ones appearing in an online dictionary.

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III. Write a short essay answering the following questions: Why do you think English is important in your life? What do you expect from these optional English classes?

[minimum: 100 words]

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